This is what Sheila thinks of it all.
“Bloody Rubbish.”
The calenders have arrived.
I started with an order of 10. I am not sure how many will sell. They cost 19.99 each to have printed, and they really are rather beautiful. So, as they are being sold to raise money for Sheila’s feed, I am selling them for $30.00 each plus postage. If you would like one, please email me on celima.g.7@gmail.com and I shall send you the details. You send me a cheque and I send you a calender. Terribly old fashioned I know. Now, if you miss out, I shall make a list and order you one specially. They take about two weeks to be printed. And as these first ones start in April, I will begin the next batch in May. So no-one has an obsolete month. What do you think?
I could just keep on going.
Daisy has her milking collar on now. Though as we are in the midst of a heavy snow storm with wind and wretched cold, she can wait a few days more thank you.
She does not look like she wants to wait but the bad cold is back. Please wait a little longer wee calf.
Good morning. I hope you all have a lovely day, though it looks like many of us are in the grips of this latest snow storm with wind and sleet and all kinds of other awful stuff. We have a great wind and snow and a deep freeze tonight. I don’t know about you but there is a big part of me that wants to sleep in the barn with the others in weather like this. But with my phone in my pocket I crept out to the barn a couple of times in the night but both cows were laid quietly chewing their cud watching the storm out the door. It is calm and sheltered in there, an oasis. There is not as much snow as predicted which is a blessing.
Love your friend on the farmy
celi
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66 responses to “The Big Yawn.”
Sheila looks so pleased with herself after her big yawn. The calendars look beautiful from what I can see. I must wait on one for now, but love the idea of starting them at different months…brilliant. Fingers crossed that Daisy waits until the weather warms again. Hope the storm is less than predicted.
yes the storm is gone now I think.. now the temp begins to drop, turning it all to ice.. But tomorrow we get back above freezing.. c
You promised me a picture of Sheila yawning when I asked what her teeth looked like. Got a pretty good idea now and that yawn is very funny. But how did you know she was going to yawn, that’s what I want to know!
P.S. see you on you email site.
I know her.. and as she sat up she paused and gave me a tired look that meant a yawn is coming, just luck that i had the camera in my hand.. I thought of you too.. I had been waiting for a yawn. c
equus email me quickly the calenders are going fast..
Although I live in Bulgaria I have UK cheque book so how will that work as far as buying a calendar is concerned
I will call my bank man and ask him.. I will let you know.. c
Oh I would so love one of your calendars. But alas, last year – after not receiving one single calendar at Christmas for 2014 and complaining about it to friends and family – I ended up with seven calendars this year! Every room in my house knows what day it is. Keep warm, Celi!
You certainly do not need any more..I will do one for christmas though when you are ready to restock.. c
I’ll be sure to tell my friends and family I am all set for 2015 then. One calendar is enough for me in this house. Thank you!
I’m hoping your weather blows through quickly and you are back to sunshine and mild temps. Enough with this winter already! Our temps. here are up and down, today mid 20’s tomorrow mid 40’s. This is good, if it melts too quickly it all runs off and we have spring flooding, our Red River is notorious for this. I am also hoping Daisy holds off on having her calf until your weather improves. I will send off a quick prayer to St. Francis of Assisi on her behalf. 🙂
Thank you Cecelia and Emily for all your support yesterday! I think at one time there were neighbors or friends close by who would have offered support, now our support is across the country or even across the world. I miss the days when farms included a family, a yard, some crops and some animals. Now our farms are thousands of acres with one or two crops and many times these farmers live in town. I feel very blessed and lucky to be able show my children some of what I had as a child, they know where their food comes from and what it takes to produce it. I also feel very blessed to have your blog Cecelia!! Now all that said, my little lambs are doing wonderfully today. Marzipan has settled down and I think she will be a wonderful mother. Thank you again and I hope your stormy day passes quickly.
Oh excellent Linda, I was wondering.. it is the same here with farms..fields of corn and beans for thousands of miles around. Knowing where your food comes from and the effort taken to getting it to the table is a huge step towards health. I am SURE that someone who grows their meat does not gorge on it. And someone who grows their own lettuce does not waste a leaf. Much more natural.. speaking of lambs best i go out and check on Marcel.. he thinks he is a goat! c
I don’t blame her…your weather is a big bore! (and a big Boar was rather a yawn for her also teehee). We had bad weather yesterday..Nothing like yours…but it slowed down the farming. Today we are beautiful again.
Linda
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Too funny!! well i had better suit up and get out there.. see what is going to happen next.. c
Hold off little calf! Hold off! Only a few days until we return to spring temps (supposedly).
I thought of you yesterday as i worked without GLOVES!! back on today though. Maybe monday, no hats and coats monday?
I know that waiting and watching creeping out to the barn in the night very well! The general wisdom is “hands off approach” to cashmere goat births, but my older doe has shown a worrying attitude toward her babies (“Babies? What babies?”) in the first critical hours, so last year around this time I took a gamble on technology and put a very low-budget goatcam in the barn. I can watch the goats on my computer screen instead of disturbing them (I don’t think it is possible to sneak up on a goat, I really don’t!) and it is one of the best $100 investments I’ve ever made. Ever.
That’s not to say I didn’t spend a night in the barn wrapped in a blanket last April, but at least I knew exactly when I needed to be there and when I needed to leave them alone. Bonus: I have learned SO much about herd behavior by having that camera! Entertaining and informative!
I have seriously thought of doing something like this.. do you have to leave a light on in the barn all night? and how far is your barn from your house? c
I needn’t leave a light on; the camera switches to infrared when the light levels get low. The barn is very close, but I had an idea that obstructions (multiple walls, lots of trees) might be more significant than distance. The camera has to talk to the router and I already knew my laptop stays connected (wirelessly) at a much greater distance than the barn, so I hoped the strength of the router signal would be adequate for the camera as well. It seemed worth the experiment, and now it would be difficult to do without the camera. What a gift to be able to see the animals any time of night without disturbing them one whit.
One funny thing: it hadn’t occurred to me that the camera needs an electrical outlet! I somehow thought it used batteries. Fortunately I got power out to the little barn a couple of years ago. Would have felt pretty silly buying a camera I couldn’t use because I couldn;t plug it in!
I am so excited about the calendars!!! I am going to send you an email right away. If I miss out, please put me on you wait list. We might be headed towards spring…..the sky looks it, but temps are still in low 20’s at night. The air is alive with birdsong now. Sheila is such a pampered piggy….and she knows it. Have you told her about her celebrity around the world? Today the comment background is that lovely blue/green again. Truly restful.
I almost forgot to change it again this morning before i went out to the barn and then remembered your comment.. hopefully i have worked it out now.. though the header text will always challenge me.. c
Calendar looks fantastic and I’m sorely tempted but commonsense tells me to wait, with Kate and other Aus Commenters, for your October visit laden with calendars and t-shirts 🙂
I’m with Sheila… yaaaaawwnnn…. and I can’t blame the weather.
Can’t help it – pigs are such characters – darn cute.
Yes. barn cam. You definitely need one.
On the run as the weather has cleared – and incoming visit by German and Granny shortly for a few days. A bit like a pet hotel – but only the most exclusive guests (snort!)
The blog is working so well now, it is a double joy to read. I am sitting here yawning, but the sun had a sleep in this morning and then shone like a warm Spring day. I spent a couple of hours outside clearing the detritus of winter. The fresh air and exercise is taking its toll. Early to bed for me tonight.
Spring is coming. It has taken a detour to me first! 😉
I am glad you had the good day because it is rubbish here, but clearing tomorrow i think! c
Yes it is your turn tomorrow. Enjoy!
So how are you doing with all your clothes and have you tried the mittens thing? I’ve been thinking about you and the cold and wondering if you have a shop like T K Maxx – they sell last seasons stuff and seconds and the first ski gear I bought came from there- nice and cheap and did the job. You see I can’t help but think you’d be nice and toasty in a ski jacket and salopettes 🙂
I am presently considering BURNIING all the winter clothes i have been wearing for months now! c
That does look rather bloody rubbish! I hope the weather warms up for you soon! At least the days are getting longer and the nights are shorter. I was up at 5.45 this morning and it was already half-light: wonderful! Love that sequence of photos of Sheila. She is such a character! 🙂